Official fan shop shirt of Aston Villa from the 2016/2017 season, completed with official printings for the former Bulgarian International midfielder Stiliyan Petrov. Shirt was worn during the historic first relegation of Aston Villa to Championship, and is symbolic for the former captain of the Bulgarian national team Petrov who returned to football after a nearly 4-year long battle with leukemia which put an end to his Premier League star career. In July 2016, the 37-year-old Stiliyan Petrov earned two caps for Aston Villa during the pre-season. Eventually, Stan was not part of manager Roberto Di Matteo's plan for the season where the Villans were hoping for a quick return to the Premier League. However, Stan's appearance for Aston Villa in the summer of 2016 will forever remain a symbol of celebration of strength, faith, courage and will. The former Bulgarian International midfielder went on to make 219 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. Petrov is 4 times champion of Scotland with Celtic Glasgow (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) and has won both the FA Cup (2001, 2004, 2005) and the League Cup (2000, 2001, 2006) on 3 occasions each. Petrov & Celtic are UEFA Cup runners-up to Porto in 2003. Stan has also won the Bulgarian League title with CSKA Sofia in 1997, adding to his record 2 more League Cups with "the reds" (1997, 1999). Petrov was voted Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 and is Bulgaria's all-time most-capped player with 105 appearances for the side. He was part of the squad at the 2004 European championship in Portugal.